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tgz-ssn PA'I'ET OFFICE.

ANDREW D. MCBRIDE, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

GARAGE OR STORAGE BUILDING.

Application filed November 14, 1927. Serial No. 233,078.

My invention relates to a garage or storage building, and has for its object to improve the construction ot such buildingsl so as to provide storage accommodation for motor cars with a maximum available iioor space without in any way interfering with the maneuvering et the cars yand wherein easy access is had to every stall irrespective of their number or of the height of the buildg- A further obje-ct of my invention is to dispense with the usual straight ramps now in use between flats as well as elevators formerly required to reach any flats above the irst floor.

Another object of my invention is to obviate the drawbacks experienced in former constructions wherein the parking spaces along an alley were inclined at an inclination corresponding to that of the alley, by constructing these different parking spaces with horizontal floors.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar symbols refer to same parts throughout the several views- Figure 1 is a plan view of the ground iioor oi" a building constructed as per'my invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the rise as it appears above the ground floor;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the building.

Referring to these drawings and more particularly to Figure 1, a building of rectangular construction is shown'having its front portion divided to accommodate the service and showing one ot' the corners cut oiv to provide for the installation of gasoline pumps 4 situated between the corner supporting column 5 and the diagonal wall 6 of the building. In order to protect the column 5, a curb 7 is constructed as shown. This entrance communicates with a door 8 leading into an oiiice 9 intended tor the gasoline service. i

The main entrance 10 forms a passage leading to thek alley or incline 24. The space in front or" the alley is utilized for various oflices, for instance, a door 13 leads into a main oilice; and a second door 14 into a room 15 that may be utilized as a waiting` room. A wicket 16 opens int-o a check room, which is accessible by a door 17. A private oilice 18 is shown with an entrance 19 from the alley. rIhere may also be a storage room 2O with access at 21.

In order to reach the various stalls without walking through the alley, a stairway 22 may be provided.

The building is constructed so as to lform acontinuous roadway or alley 24 that may be called an irregular helix. It maybe roofed it preferred. Along this alley a number of y stalls are provided. My improvement consists in so arranging the stalls that they are level,-that is to say, horizontal with regard to the incline of vthe alley. This alley may be continuous so as to form a lnumber of superposed spirals. A building of that nature may have any number of stalls; in the present instance four superposed series of' with the entrance and `followfthe downward alley, in the present instance on the left ot' the entrance. If, on the contrary, it is desired to use any of the stalls above the level of the street, the drive is straight up the alley. The 'alley is constructed so asto incline towards the center, as shown by the lines 25. This will enable the draining of the water both from the top of the building aswell as from that .used for cleaning the cars.

In lthe present illustration I have shown a uniform vertical elevation of the alley with a grade of five per cent from the front to the rear for thev first straight portion, and trom the rear to the front for the second portion,

and so on to the last stalls. This grade is continued by curves 26 at the ends, which curves are inclined inwardly to form a slope approximating one inch to the foot to prevent the skidding of cars when rounding the corners.

As previously explained, the stall spaces 27 are horizontal; and in order to enable the easy access oi a car, the grade line of the alley bisects the horizontal line of each stall floor, sov that the rise of one wheel and the drop of the other are reduced to a minimum, as well as being of an equal height.

In the present drawing, stalls are shown on both sides of the ramp, which is of a width to allow sufficient space for cars to pass and observe the customary tratlic regulations.

I am aware that buildings constructed enA with inclined floor areas wherein the incline of one side of the building leads to an ineline on the other side thereof, forming a Continuous Hoor have been built, and I do not claim such a construction. What I do elaiin is a construction wherein a Continuous inclined alley leads to a plurality of horizontal stalls alongside thereof, thus enabling a Car to be stored on a level plane instead of on an incline, as in the construction heretofore mentioned. This enables the storing of a large number oi ears in a comparatively small building. They may be parked on both sides of the alley on horizontal planes, just as if they were stored on a Hat floor.

In the drawing and description I have shown a building constructed to suit the purpose of iny invention. It should, however, be understood that changes both in the grade of the alley, as well as in the position of the horizontal parking places, may be rnade without departing from the spirit of iny invention as covered bythe following claim:

A storage building comprising two seotions, each section comprising a series of floors having vstorage stalls alongside lan alley, said floors lying at an angle to each other so that the lower end of one will reach the upper end of the other, or vice versa, and connection between the alleys at said ends.

In testimony of the foregoing, I have here'- to affix my signature, this 13th day of November, A. D., 1926, at the city of Toronto, lrovinee of Ontario, Canada.

ANDREW D. MCBRIDE, 

